Urban Meyer, Cardale Jones highlight Ginn Sr. event at Kalahari For Ted Ginn Sr., current Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones is the perfect example of one of his core beliefs. Ginn Sr., along with Jones, OSU head football coach Urban Meyer, and his son Ted Ginn Jr., were part of the fundraiser speaking event ‘Walking the talk’ Friday at the Kalahari Resorts Convention Center. All proceeds went to the historical Greater Friendship Baptist Church in Cleveland. Ginn Sr. founded the Ginn Academy in 2007, which has about 385 male students in grades 9-12 from the entire Cleveland area and surrounding suburbs. The boys wear uniforms, while scholarship, leadership and service are the primary core values taught at the school. Jones, a Glenville graduate who starred for Ginn Sr., was the third string quarterback for the Buckeyes in 2014. But because of injuries, he was suddenly thrust into the starting role in the Big Ten championship game. He then sparkled, delivering three vintage performances in the conference title game win over Wisconsin, followed up by back-to-back wins over Alabama and Oregon in the first-ever College Football Playoff championships. “Cardale seized the opportunity. When he got it, he took advantage of it,” Ginn Sr. …
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